Service difficulty report · Rib · Piper PA60600

Difficulty date
February 24, 2005
Submitted
May 2, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA60600
Aircraft time
4,098 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540K1J5
Propeller
Hartzl HCC3YR2
Part
Rib
Part number
220000021
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vertical Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) VERTICAL RIB WAS REMOVED FOR RIB REPLACEMENT. ONCE FIN WAS REMOVED, FORWARD RIB WAS FOUND TO HAVE 2 CRACKS IN THE REAR 90 DEGREE BEND. CRACKS ORIGINATE FROM LT AND RT RADIUS CUTS AND GO ALONG THE BEND RADIUS. LT CRACK IS A HALF AN INCH LONG AND THE RT CRACK IS A HALF AN INCH LONG, STOP DRILLED AND ANOTHER ONE .1250 INCH PAST THE STOP DRILL HOLE. AS THIS WAS DONE BEFORE WE BOUGHT THE AIRCRAFT, WHO AND WHEN THIS STOP DRILLING WAS DONE IS UNKNOWN. PART IS BEING REPLACED.